Daily Archives: September 23, 2016

LONDON, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Residents on the Isle of Man were asked to put their local knowledge to the test this week as the British Airways island challenge took off. The airline teamed up with 3FM Radio for a unique treasure hunt to promote the return British Airways flights between the Isle of… Read the full press release

RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (September 22, 2016), Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced the official launch of its new LGBT tourism marketing efforts. The implementations, including a brand new landing page for LGBT travelers and Virginia is for Lovers PRIDE merchandise, are part of the recommendations offered by Governor Terry McAuliffe’s LGBT Tourism Task Force…. Read the full press release

The dinner will highlight Virginiaâ€™s diverse regional flavors and rich culinary heritage RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Five Virginia chefs will cook at the James Beard House in New York City, NY on September 28, 2016. The dinner, “Virginia Heritage Eats,” will highlight the Commonwealth’s diverse regional flavors and rich culinary heritage…. Read the full press release

Funds will generate $3.2 million in marketing initiatives for 43 local tourism programs RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that $927,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 43 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program (MLP). The grants are designed… Read the full press release

Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP Maintenance & Engineering (TAP M&E) performed the world’s first Sharklet retrofit of an in-service ACJ319 VIP on behalf of Airbus Corporate Jets, as part of the first turn-key project for Comlux The Aviation Group. All the work was carried out by TAP M&E Unit based at the… Read the full press release

TAP SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP has launched a campaign for Victoria Programme members to fly to Madeira for only five thousand miles and discover what was recently considered by the World Travel Awards as the “best island destination in the world” and at the same time support TAP’s ongoing… Read the full press release

Latest conquest at the Publituris awards Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Portuguese flag-carrier TAP was the overall winner in the “Best Airline” category of the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2016. The 13th edition of this prize ceremony gala was held in Coimbra last Friday. The finalists, who were short-listed in each category by… Read the full press release

Services to increase to three flights per week from the South Island gateway. Christchurch, New Zealand, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — It will be even easier to fly between Christchurch and Fiji from early January, when Fiji Airways adds a third permanent service. The Fiji national carrier already operates two-weekly services between Christchurch and Nadi,… Read the full press release

Doncaster, England, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — AN extra 35,000 seats are being added from Yorkshire’s Doncaster Sheffield Airport as Flybe launch their summer 2017 routes. The Flybe routes for next summer go on sale today (September 20) and the original eight destinations which were launched earlier this year will become 10 for next summer… Read the full press release